The two fathers clearly don’t understand why the show — or kiddie pageants in general — are so controversial.

“It’s like any sport, I guess; just watching her grow and basically learn more and more,” Enos said on “The Today Show.” “It’s just a fun thing to do with your daughter.”

Meanwhile, Perez has proclaimed himself “Super Dad of Pageants.” He coaches his daughter on her stage moves, creates her costume and even does her makeup and hair.

Perez said that he and his wife fell into the pageant world after they saw a small pageant at the mall when their daughter, Avo, was 8 months old.

They figured “every little girl does this, I guess,’ ” he told “Today.” “So it started off from there, and she enjoyed it.”

In the Perez household, the gender roles are nontraditional. Perez said that his wife fixes his tires, but “if you need to win Miss Universe, you go to me. I can bead a gown, but I can’t fix a flat tire.”

“I don’t think I’m exploiting her,” Perez told “Today.” “I think that I’m giving her outlets for her to see what she enjoys doing. Right now, it could be beauty pageants; later on, she could play softball.”

On the upside, it’s great to see dads who are so involved in their daughters’ lives. On the downside, these girls might get the message that they need to get gussied up in order to please a man.

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